For the last Composers’ Rooms in the series, Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits sound recordist Chris Watson in his workspace, not an indoors studio but the acoustically rich of the in... Show more
In the first of four visits to composers living and working in Berlin, Sara Mohr-Pietsch is in the apartment of Charlotte Bray, a young British composer who moved to the city a... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch travels to Wiltshire, and the home of Sir Harrison Birtwistle who celebrates his 80th birthday in 2014. In his bespoke garden shed, Harry, as he's known, to... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits Emily Hall's shared workspace, part of a new build development of flats and commercial units in South East London which has provided a temporary home... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits the home of recently appointed Master of the Queen's Music, Judith Weir, who talks to Sara about the effects of her environment on the creative from in... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen in the Amsterdam townhouse he's worked in for over 40 years. In rooms which overlook one of the city's canals, Sara... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, where the composer Errollyn Wallen chooses to do much of... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch takes a tour of Tansy Davies' Georgian townhouse in Rochester, Kent. From her spiral staircase, and what Tansy calls her Minstrel's Gallery, Sara finds out a... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Howard Skempton in his workspace, a spare bedroom in his 70s semi in Leamington Spa. Howard talks to Sara about the creative process in what is a but... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch is in the London home and garden composing shed of Roxanna Panufnik. Roxanna talks to Sara about the reality of life as a working composer, the importance of... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch follows Laurence Crane on a cycle tour around London, from the rehearsal room with grand piano in Bloomsbury, where he explains how he explores material when... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits the Leicestershire home of Gavin Bryars, where he composes in a converted garage in his garden. Bryars talks about the interaction between his work and... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits Alexander Goehr's cottage in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Sandy, as he's known, guides Sara around his composing room, from an old writing desk fashioned a... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the Cambridge home and workspace of Robin Holloway, from the opulent living room where he holds informal concerts using his two grand pianos, through... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits Larry Goves in his flat in South Manchester, drawing analogies between cooking and composing, talking to him about the custom made green desk in his... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits Mark-Anthony Turnage in his 1930s Art Deco apartment in North London. Mark talks to Sara about the creature comforts which aid his compositional from a... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Liza Lim in her composing room at her home in Manchester. Liza explains the physicality of her music, how ideas come from the subconscious, and the... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits the East London studio of sound artist and electronic composer Kaffe Matthews. Kaffe shows Sara the bikes she uses for her bicycle operas, demonstrates... Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch meets the Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin in his garden hut, at the Rochester home he shares with Tansy Davies (already featured in this series). Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits Hector Parra at IRCAM, the musical research centre in Paris established by Pierre Boulez, where he is composer in residence and teaches. Show more